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Syria, Russia To Top Agenda As G7 Ministers Meet

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G7 foreign ministers were on Monday to send a “clear and coordinated message” to Russia over its stance on Syria as Washington ratcheted up the pressure following a suspected chemical attack in the war-torn country. Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson set the tone for the meeting, describing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as “toxic” and saying … Read more

Trump Strikes Syria But No Plan Yet To Oust Assad

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Donald Trump’s cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base drags Washington deeper into the country’s tragedy but does not yet represent a new strategy to oust Bashar al-Assad. The new US president has been an outspoken opponent of US military intervention in Middle East conflicts and until this week, his administration had insisted that … Read more